FTP timestamp missmatch

[tossom]

Hello guys,
I suppose this could also be an issue with the normal Asuswrt firmware, but for the fact that I am using the latest beta version of the Merlin built, I’ll post this here.
I have activated the FTP daemon to get access to my USB hard drive plugged in to my router. My idea was to synchronize a folder from work to the hard drive, so that I always have the latest versions of my documents accessible at home. The problem is, that the time stamps of the documents on the usb disk differ completely from the files on my computer at work, so each time the synchronization program I use will copy the complete folder again, instead of doing an incremental backup. Tested this program also with a server from work and there the synchronization works fine. The time stamps differ by odd values, so it is not a problem with a wrongly set GMT time zone on the router. Would be nice if I could get this running at home as well.

Thanks for your help.

 

[ecnav]

I too have this problem. I have an FTP server enabled and have written a shell script to enforce an FTP retention policy. Files older than X will be deleted. These inaccurate timestamps are causing me problems.

Update: It appears it is only inaccurate when viewing in Filezilla. It is accurate when viewed in a browser.

I've been doing some research and it looks like FTP standards suggests that FTP servers should return GMT+0 time (do not adjust for local timezone). Since Asus has provide a time adjusted for the local timezone, Filezilla assumes the RFC standard (assumes it is UTC; or GMT+0) and converts it again.

This accommodates browsers though since the browser does not convert.

 

[RMerlin]

I too have this problem. I have an FTP server enabled and have written a shell script to enforce an FTP retention policy. Files older than X will be deleted. These inaccurate timestamps are causing me problems.

Update: It appears it is only inaccurate when viewing in Filezilla. It is accurate when viewed in a browser.

If that's the case then you should contact the vsftpd developers about this.